News Release Number: STScI-2005-14

Founding Hubble Institute Director to Receive National Medal of Science

February 16, 2005: Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, founding director of the Space Telescope Science
Institute (STScI), will receive the 2003 National Medal of Science -- the
United States' top scientific recognition -- for his work in X-ray
astronomy and his outstanding leadership in the development of the
STScI. The White House announced the list of recipients on February 14.
Giacconi and the others will receive their medals in a White House
ceremony on Monday, March 14.